Sticktoitiveness
noun
dogged perseverance; resolute tenacity; also written stick-to-it-ive-ness
Examples
The only way she has published so many books is through stick-to-it-ive-ness.
Word Origin
1909
Usage Note
colloquial
sticks, the
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